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Get a G driver's licence: new drivers

If you are at least 16 years old, you can apply for driver's licence in Ontario. As a new driver, you will
need to practice driving and gain experience over time. For most people, the two-step process takes
about 20 months to finish. Here's how you get a driver's licence.

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1. Driving in Ontario

2. Licence types

3. Apply for a driver's licence

4. Where to apply

5. Accepted identity documents

6. Fees

7. Study for the knowledge test

8. Learning to drive: graduated licensing

9. Booking a road test 10. Videos

The Ontario driver's licence is a blue, plastic card that displays your name, address, date of birth, photo
and signature. The licence has an expiry date. You have to renew it before it expires.

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Get a G driver's licence: new drivers

If you are at least 16 years old, you can apply for driver's licence in Ontario. As a new driver, you will
need to practice driving and gain experience over time. For most people, the two-step process takes
about 20 months to finish. Here's how you get a driver's licence.
Driver's Licence Permis de conduire

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On this page

1. Driving in Ontario

2. Licence types

3. Apply for a driver's licence

4. Where to apply

5. Accepted identity documents

6. Fees

7. Study for the knowledge test

8. Learning to drive: graduated licensing

9. Booking a road test 10. Videos

The Ontario driver's licence is a blue, plastic card that displays your name, address, date of birth, photo
and signature. The licence has an expiry date. You have to renew it before it expires.

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Crowding the driver's seat

Going the wrong way on a one-way road

Driving or operating a vehicle on a closed road

Crossing a divided road where no proper crossing is provided

Failing to slow and carefully pass a stopped emergency vehicle

Failing to stop at a pedestrian crossing

Failing to move, where possible, into another lane when passing a stopped emergency vehicle Driving a
vehicle that is equipped with or carrying a speed measuring warning device (such as a radar detector)

Improper use of a high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane

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Failing to lower headlight beam

Improper opening of a vehicle door

Prohibited turns
Towing people on toboggans, bicycles, skis, for example

Failing to obey signs

Failing to share the road

Improper right turn

Improper left turn

Failing to signal

Unnecessary slow driving

Reversing on a highway

Driver failing to wear a seatbelt

Driver failing to ensure infant passenger is secured

Driver failing to ensure toddler passenger is secured

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You may have to go to an interview to discuss your record and give reasons why your licence should not
be suspended. You may also have to complete a driver re-examination. If you fail this test, your licence
can be cancelled. If you fail to attend an interview, or fail to give good reasons for

keeping your licence, your licence may be suspended.

15 points

Your licence will be suspended for 30 days from the date you hand over your licence to the Ministry

of Transportation. You can lose your licence for up to two years if you fail to surrender it. After the

suspension, the number of points on your driver's record will be reduced to seven. Any extra points

could again bring you to the interview level. If you reach 15 points again, your licence will be suspended
for six months.

Here are the demerit points for driving offences.

7 points

Failing to remain at the scene of a collision

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Failing to remain at the scene of a collision

Failing to stop for police

6 points

Careless driving

Racing

Exceeding the speed limit by 50 km/h or more

Failing to stop for a school bus

5 points

Driver of bus failing to stop at unprotected railway crossing

4 points

Exceeding the speed limit by 30 to 49 km/h

Following too closely

3 points

Exceeding the speed limit by 16 to 29 km/h

Failing to yield the right-of-way

Failing to obey a stop sign, traffic light or railway crossing signal

Failing to obey traffic control stop sign

Failing to obey traffic control slow sign

Failing to obey school crossing stop sign

Failing to obey the directions of a police officer

Driving the wrong way on a divided road

Failing to report a collision to a police officer

Improper driving where road is divided into lanes

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2 or more points

You will receive a warning letter.

6 points

You may have to attend an interview to discuss your record and give reasons why your licence should
not be suspended. If you do not go to the interview, your licence may be suspended.

9 or more points

Your licence will be suspended for 60 days from the date you surrender it to the Ministry of
Transportation. You can lose your licence for up to two years if you fail to surrender your licence.

After the suspension, the number of points on your record will be reduced to four. Any extra points

could again bring you to the interview level. If you reach nine points again, your licence may be
suspended for six months.

As a Level One or Level Two driver, you will have your licence suspended if you accumulate

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or more demerit points during a two-year period.

Fully licensed drivers - Demerit Point System for Fully Licensed Drivers

6 points

You will be told about your record and urged to improve your driving skills.

9 points
You may have to go to an interview to discuss your record and give reasons why your licence should not
be suspended. You may also have to complete a driver re-examination. If you fail this

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Drivers convicted of driving-related offences have demerit points recorded on their records.

Different types of offences lead to different amounts of demerit points being accumulated.

As an example, an improper right turn will lead to two demerit points.

Click on the point values on the left to read the associated infraction types.

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UNIT 5: Lesson 19a -- Driving in Ontario

Learning Goals

In this lesson, I will:

1. gather and interpret information about the procedures and costs involved in obtaining an Ontario
driver's license

2. gather, interpret, and describe information about the impact of daily travel using available means

Success Criteria
I can:

1. identify the procedures and stages in obtaining an Ontario driver's license

2. describe the consequences of traffic violations and the demerit system

3. identify the financial, health and environmental impact of different modes of daily travel

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Ontario Driver's License

To be able to drive a car in Ontario, you must be at least 16 years of age.

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Ontario Driver's License

To be able to drive a car in Ontario, you must be at least 16 years of age.

There are various stages that you need to move through to get your license. This process is called a
graduated licensing system.

Read through this information about getting a "G" driver's license C. The "G" driver's license allows you
to drive a car, van or small truck in Ontario.
Driving Responsibly

Once you have your license, it is important to drive responsibly and care for your vehicle.

Failing to drive responsibly can have significant consequences for you - and not just financially. Traffic
violations are recorded on your permanent record and a system of demerit points are used to track the
number and seriousness of those infractions. The interactive below explains how many points are
accumulated for each driving offense.

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Drivers convicted of driving-related offences have demerit points recorded on their records.

Different types of offences lead to different amounts of demerit points being accumulated.

As an example, an improper right turn will lead to two demerit points.

Click on the point values on the left to read the associated infraction types.

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